Windsor and Maidenhead · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in Maidenhead, Windsor and Maidenhead
Kitchen extract cleaning across Maidenhead and nearby, booked around your opening hours and signed off in writing with pictures.
- A system with no record of a TR19 clean
- Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
- A kitchen taken over without any extract records
Kitchen extract cleaning in Maidenhead
Cooking sends fat-laden vapour into the canopy with every service. As it cools, it clings to the inside of the ductwork and keeps building. That film is fuel, and a proper clean removes it before it becomes a fire risk. The work covers plenums and filters, vertical risers and horizontal duct runs, and common reasons people get in touch are proof of cleaning requested by an insurer and grease dripping from the canopy or filters. Kitchen extract cleaning, TR19 cleaning, extraction cleaning: whatever you call it, in Maidenhead it means the same thing to us: the whole system, cleaned and certificated.
Before we clean, we look at where the grease is: grease readings at set points tell us where the heaviest deposits are, and readings afterwards go into your report.
For a pub, café or restaurant in a town like Maidenhead, losing a day’s trade to cleaning is not an option, so cleans are booked after closing, early in the morning or on a quiet day. The kitchen is handed back clean and ready to cook.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. So every job comes with a written report and pictures, and grease extract cleans come with a TR19® certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Location
- Maidenhead (SL6)
- Region
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
What the work involves, part by part
Ductwork and risers
Bends and changes of direction trap more grease than straight runs. We test at points like these before and after cleaning, so the report shows the difference.
Restaurant and pub kitchens
A pub or restaurant cannot afford to cancel a service for a clean. We work overnight and at weekends where that suits, and hand back a clean kitchen ready to cook.
Multi-site and managed buildings
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We cover South East England and London, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept to a regular schedule.
Whether it’s one building or many, you get the same standard: the system surveyed, the price fixed, the visit fitted around trading and everything written up afterwards.
Leave it or put it right?
Putting it off simply moves the grease further down the duct. Over time, soft grease bakes into a harder, thicker crust, and that takes more work to shift. Regular cleans keep each visit shorter. With a fire risk assessment or inspection due, getting the work done first puts you on the front foot.
What you pay reflects the actual work. That’s why we survey first, from photos or on site, and the price is agreed before any work starts.
Why Maidenhead businesses choose us
- Every job surveyed first
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- Fixed quotes, typically within one working day
See how cleaning jobs are priced or our accreditations and certificates.
Maidenhead: your questions answered
Can school kitchens in Maidenhead be cleaned in the holidays?
Yes, out-of-term visits are normal for schools. There are about 45 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of Maidenhead. You can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos with the dates the site is empty.
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Maidenhead?
It’s Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Maidenhead. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
No law names TR19 directly, but the Fire Safety Order 2005 does require the responsible person to manage fire risk. Insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to TR19 as the standard, and many policies require it.
What does TR19 mean?
TR19® is the BESA specification for keeping ventilation systems clean. Since 2019, TR19® Grease has been a standalone specification for grease in kitchen extract systems, and TR19® Air covers general supply and extract systems.
Do you cover Maidenhead?
Yes. Our technicians work in Maidenhead, within the South East and London area we cover.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes, always. We diagnose before we treat: the survey shows what needs doing and what access we need, and the quote is based on that.
What information do you need?
Where the site is, what it is and when it’s open, along with a few photos and any previous report.
What does kitchen extract cleaning cost?
It depends on the site, so we quote each one individually. To get one, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us and tell us about the site and its opening hours.
Signs you need kitchen extract cleaning in Maidenhead
It’s common for parts of a duct to have been missed for years. The usual reason is a lack of access panels, so nobody could get to them. Grease in those sections keeps building out of sight.
The symptoms we’re asked about most are:
- A kitchen taken over without any extract records
- Ductwork thick with old, hardened grease
- An inspection that picked up a dirty extract
- Grease smells coming from the extract
If you cook for passing trade around Maidenhead station, the extract can be cleaned between your last and first customer.
Questions to ask before you book
- When they can work, and whether that’s outside your opening hours
- What records you will receive afterwards
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- Whether the figure could change on the day
The process
At the end of the visit, someone from your team can look over the work with us. Anything we couldn’t reach or that needs attention is pointed out there and then, and it goes on the report too. The visit takes a single shift for most kitchens, with long duct runs and tall risers needing more time. Work in Maidenhead is usually booked after closing, early in the morning or on a closed day.
- We start with a survey, so we know every part of the system before we quote.
- Grease readings are taken at set points and you get a fixed quote.
- On the day, cooking equipment is switched off and left to cool, and everything nearby is sheeted.
- The whole route is cleaned, from the canopy through the ductwork to the fan and the discharge.
- We test again, photograph the result and issue your TR19 certificate and photo report.
Preparing for the visit
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Find the previous report, if there is one
Get a fixed quote
Here’s what helps us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, a few pictures and any previous report or certificate. Then call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
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Kitchen extracts in Maidenhead
The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 20 pubs, bars and clubs and about 8 hotels and B&Bs within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Maidenhead. Any of them serving cooked food has an extract to keep clean, from canopy to discharge. Kitchens in Maidenhead get their food hygiene inspections from Windsor and Maidenhead council. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after. Fire safety in Maidenhead falls to Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract.
Healthcare kitchens can’t easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Maidenhead is St Mark's Hospital, about 0.6 miles west. Volunteers running a hall kitchen near All Saints' Church, or anywhere in Maidenhead, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
Maidenhead is about 27 miles west of London, in Windsor and Maidenhead. Across the SL6 area, we can take on kitchen extract cleaning. Our area takes in 57 places across Windsor and Maidenhead, large and small. We also work in Reading, about 12 miles from Maidenhead.
Every address in SL6 is covered for kitchen extract cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. Kitchen extract cleaning is available to premises on High Street Mall, High Street and Laggan Square and the roads around them. You’ll find Maidenhead on the A4 and A308, which makes it straightforward for our technicians to reach for out-of-hours visits. Other places close to Maidenhead include Boyn Hill (1 mile south-west), Furze Platt (1 mile north), Cox Green (1 mile south-west), Pinkneys Green (1 mile north-west) and Bray Wick (2 miles south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Windsor (5 miles south-east), North Ascot (7 miles south), Dedworth (5 miles south-east), Broomhall (10 miles south-east), South Ascot (9 miles south) and Old Windsor (8 miles south-east). Maidenhead is one of the larger places we cover in Windsor and Maidenhead for kitchen extract cleaning.
Near you in Maidenhead
Around Maidenhead, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Boyne Hill CofE Infant and Nursery School, Desborough College and The Windsor Castle pub, among other places. The nearest railway station is Maidenhead station, about 0.5 miles south-east of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find The Reitlinger Bequest Museum (1.2 miles east) and St Mark's Hospital (0.6 miles west). The countryside around Maidenhead includes Weycock Hill and Taplow Lake.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
Staff cleaning doesn’t replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but the parts you cannot see still need a specialist at the right interval.
What a clean will not put right
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- Fire dampers that will not close (that needs damper testing and remedials)
- A fan motor or bearings that have failed (that needs a fan repair or replacement)
- A duct that’s holed or coming apart
Not sure which it is? You can phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we’ll tell you honestly.
Parts of the system we cover
- Horizontal duct runs
- Vertical risers
- Extract fans
- Discharge points
- Plenums and filters
- Canopies and hoods